Newborns protected against tetanus in Malawi
Malawi: Newborns protected against tetanus was 93.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Newborns protected against tetanus in Malawi, 1983–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 93.0% for newborns protected against tetanus in 2024. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
The figure is up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newborns protected against tetanus in Malawi peaked at 93.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 1983.
Malawi ranks 38th of 106 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 43.0% | 1.0% | 77.0% | 7 |
| 1990s | 83.7% | 79.0% | 89.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.3% | 84.0% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.7% | 87.0% | 90.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.2% | 90.0% | 93.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 37 Brazil 94.0% compare
- 38 Botswana 93.0% compare
- 38 Burkina Faso 93.0% compare
- 38 Eswatini 93.0% compare
- 38 India 93.0% compare
- 38 Jamaica 93.0% compare
- 38 Kiribati 93.0% compare
- 38 Morocco 93.0% compare
- 38 Nepal 93.0% compare
- 38 Senegal 93.0% compare
- 38 Solomon Islands 93.0% compare
- 38 Suriname 93.0% compare
More health data for Malawi
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 281,167 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 276,241 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 276,497 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 278,971 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 279,081 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 283,499 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 284,911 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 283,873 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 273,176 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 281,852 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newborns protected against tetanus in Malawi?
- Newborns protected against tetanus in Malawi was 93.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 93.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 1983.
- How does Malawi rank for newborns protected against tetanus?
- Malawi ranks 38th out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newborns protected against tetanus rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Newborns protected against tetanus (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Newborns protected against tetanus are the percentage of births by women of child-bearing age who are immunized against tetanus.